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Irish Whiskey Public House

Rating: ★★★★☆Irish Whiskey Public House is an Irish pub with (you guessed it) an extensive Irish whiskey selection located at 1207 19th St NW. I went with a group of friends to celebrate the feast day of Saint Brigid, an Irish saint who is partially known for a prayer attributed to her about a lake of beer in heaven (we were definitely the only people in the bar aware that it was Saint Brigid’s Day, but who cares). Here’s an excerpt of the prayer:

Sláinte, Saint Brigid.

“I’d like to give a lake of beer to God. …I’d sit with the men, the women and God
There by the lake of beer.
We’d be drinking good health forever
And every drop would be a prayer.”

It seemed appropriate to order a couple of drinks to celebrate Saint Brigid, so I had a Guinness and a Guinness and champagne cocktail called the “Black Velvet.” It’s 2/3 of a glass of cheap champagne (barely better than André) topped with Guinness. It sounds disgusting but, shockingly, is crisp and delicious (like a dry hard cider, though it still looks like Guinness). They also have a half price burger

The “Black Velvet”- 2/3 cheap champagne and 1/3 Guinness, which sounds disgusting but (shockingly) tastes like a crisp hard cider.

night on Mondays, where their tasty house burgers are only $6.50 rather than $13. This is a pretty good deal and it’s worth going for an early dinner to combine it with their happy hour, where beers (sadly not including Guinness) are $5 before 7 pm. Irish whiskey has an atmospheric, cozy interior, friendly staff and a dangerous brunch special where bottles of champagne (I assume California champagne, not the real stuff) are only $1 with a $10 food purchase.